NRSC hikes TV ad buys in 6 states

The National Republican Senatorial Committee’s independent expenditure arm is in the process of increasing its television reservations by at least $7.4 million for the final three weeks before Election Day, a source familiar with the group’s plans told POLITICO Friday night.

Partly as a result of the NRSC’s much-better-than-expected $15.5 million fundraising haul in September, the officials who direct the television advertising were authorized to put a little over $9 million into six targeted states.

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In addition to a $1 million buy in South Dakota reported by POLITICO earlier Friday evening, the NRSC is increasing its buys by $1 million in Alaska, $1.5 million in Colorado, $1.45 million in Georgia, $1.25 million in Iowa and $1.2 million in New Hampshire. The total size of the NRSC’s TV expenditures is not immediately known.